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Uniform civil code a must for society, says Syed Bhai of the Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal

With a change of government at the Centre, progressive Muslim organisations are hoping that regressive, anti-women laws will be replaced with those based on gender parity. Syed Bhai of the Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal, which has worked for eradicating social evils like oral, one-sided talaq, nikah halala (wherein a woman divorced by her husband has to marry another man and consummate the marriage before she is divorced by him and can return to her first husband) and fundamentalism, said they were planning to meet prime minister Narendra Modi with like-minded organisations to petition him on legal reform. Syed Bhai spoke to dna’s Dhaval Kulkarni about his expectations from the meeting.

What are your expectations from the Centre regarding change in Muslim personal laws?
​We hope that laws which are biased against women are changed and measures taken to curb Hindu- Muslim riots. If the government wants, it can stop riots. A community can think and be enlightened only if it is in peace. We are planning to meet prime minister Narendra Modi and are looking at roping in progressive organisations from states across India.

What is your wish list?
Oral talaq and polygamy must go. Laws must be amended to allow Muslims to adopt children. Women must be given their rights and the disproportionate share of rights given to men must be reduced. Polygamy must be legally stopped. (Otherwise) If men have the right to marry four times, will women be allowed to marry four men similarly? We are planning to meet the president, prime minister, law and judiciary minister and Muslim MPs though things will be finalised after discussions with like-minded organisations. This is out of a sense of social responsibility. We have also met Rajiv Gandhi, Zail Singh and previous law ministers in the past. Like a uniform criminal code, we need a uniform civil code. Till this does not happen, we must persist.

But Muslim organisations oppose the demand for a uniform civil code on grounds that it interferes with religious practices.
Amendments in the laws and religious practices are two different poles. Today, the prevalent law does not ensure justice for women. However, opponents of these reforms claim that there is no need to touch these laws as women already have enough protection. Criminal laws which were based on the principle of Shariat were changed by the British and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board is protecting the very few provisions of Shariat that remain today. For instance, earlier, Muslims could keep a slave and thieves could get their hands cut off. A Muslim had to be tried by a Muslim judge only and a Hindu by a Hindu judge. However, the British changed this and brought in common criminal laws like the Indian Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code.

How will reservations to Muslims as announced by the state government help the community?
This is a political announcement. This will have no impact. Why doesn’t it ban one-sided talaq and polygamy and ensure justice for women? This will be a step towards the uniform civil code. But, this has not been done.

The Supreme Court recently ruled that the Shariat courts have no legal authority and their fatwas cannot be enforced. Your comments.
Fatwas are not law. They are the opinions of a religious authority. The Indian Constitution is supreme and more important than all. There are Islamic principles which say that Muslims must not give or take interest but there are Muslims in the banking system. Already, a 90-98% uniform civil code exists. Many Hindu laws have also changed over a period of time. For instance. Hindus who crossed the seas earlier were excommunicated and eating bread led to conversion to Christianity. These things are not followed today.

RSS Sarakaryavah (General Secretary) Bhaiyyaji Joshi issued a press statement related to the massive victory of Bharatiya Janata Party in 16th Lokasabha elections. BJP has gained absolute majority and will form the new Government at the centre.

Following is the full text ofhis statement

In the recently held Lok Sabha elections, Bharat presented an amazing example of healthy democracy to the world, which is matter of great pride for all of us. We are also glad that the process of electioneering by and large was peaceful, restrained and lead by awakening of masses like never before.

In this election, thousands of political activists, hundreds of candidates across political parties, media houses, administration and security forces, all have played an important and satisfying role. During electioneering, some ideological differences may have surfaced at times and there may have been some personal allegations/counter-allegations. However, with the culmination of electoral process, we are very hopeful that everyone will now take constructive steps to get back to normal, amicable & positive environment in the interest of the nation. Driven by the undeterred spirit of brotherhood, we expect everyone will work together towards fostering a positive environment for growth and peace.

Millions of voters have expressed their desire for change. We are hopeful that the newly elected government will be successful in fulfilling the people’s aspirations. By setting aside the ideological, religious and social differences, we expect the new government to create an environment where nation stays united, there is total social inclusiveness and no one ever feels exploited.

There is no doubt that the role of government is highly crucial in democracy. We also have to acknowledge though that the process of lasting & positive change has its own pace and will be possible only through collective and coordinated efforts of government, administration, all political parties, common masses and social and religious institutions.

Hearty congratulations to the newly elected government and all fellow citizens of Bharat!

Think and Vote – Security of Nation is at Stake

– Ayush Nadimpalli

A Rashtra is not just about its land and borders. A Rashtra” comprises of its land along with people, samskriti ( loosely translated as culture ), heritage, civilizational continuity and its age-old institutions.

( Nation is a loose English translation for the word Rashtra and we use the word Nation in this context for the want of a better word in English ).

The ensuing elections to Parliament and State Assemblies are most crucial for our nation. All the people who care about the future our nation, think very, very, very carefully before you cast your vote. Ponder over the issues and the risks. If you make a wrong choice not only you but the future generation will also be put to risk.

Before you make a decision as to which party to vote ask these questions to yourself :

Security

Do you want terror attacks to continue, while government takes no action ?

Do you want to live always in fear of life and security esp of women and children ?

Centre for Defense Information, US says “ “India has been the victim of more terrorist attacks, both domestic and international, on its territory than any other country.”

Bharat has fought four high intensity wars and in those wars we have lost more then 6000 people. We have already lost more then 70,000 civilians. In addition, we have lost more then 9,000 security personnel. Almost six lakh people in this country have become homeless as a result of terrorism.

Do you want the government to branded “Hindu Terrorists” and subject the Sadhus and Sants to utmost cruelty and harassment, just for heinous political gains ? Swami Lakshmananda Saraswati’s murderers clearly indicate the nexus of foreign powers and Maoist groups. Read More

Can you forget the humiliation meted out to Kanchi Acharyas on Diwali Day ? Lest We Forget?More recently Mata Amrutanandamayi ashram was also attacked. Can you allow this sequence of attacks to continue ?

Do you want iconic monuments and sacred places of Hinduism such as Ram Sethu, Amarnath etc. be destroyed ? Do you want a government which submits an affidavit in Supreme Court to declare that Lord Rama is a myth and Ramayana is just a story ? Can the Government dare declare that Jesus is a myth?

Do you want famous temples like the Shiva temple at Chidambaram to be destroyed by anti-Hindu governments ?

Religious Appeasement

Do you want India to be converted into a Christian country as the Pope has ordained ? To read more about New Strategies of Conversion,Click Here

Do you want Bharat to be fragmented again on the basis of religion ?

Do you accept banning of symbols like tilak and war cry’s of Har-Har Mahadev, Bharat Mata ki Jai by armed forces because it is un-secular ?

Do you accept religious reservations in education, jobs, police and army ?

Do you accept reservations meant for Scheduled castes & ST’s now to be claimed by so-called “Dalit Christians” ?

Humiliation of our Heroes

Do you accept patriots like Bhagat Singh and Veer Savarkar to be described as “terrorists” in our school text books ?

Do you accept our heroes like Lord Krishna depicted in Government text books as thief and womanizer ?

Do you accept books demonizing deities getting official patronage ?

In Summary,

Do You Want to Live Like a 3rd Class Citizen in Bharat

If the answer to any of the above questions is YES, then you can vote for Congress and other affiliate parties of the UPA or the “3rd Front ” or the 4th, 5th Front …all of whom are self-declared certifiers of “Secularism” .

Some of the Certificate Issuers of Secularism !

If your answer is NOand if you want to protect your Dharma, nation and culture, think carefully and vote for the Parties who respect Hindustan and its Sanatana Dharma.

Vote for the Nation ! Forget caste differences. Question all parties and all candidates what they will do to protect our Nation and Dharma .

Shri Guruji on the demand for Telangana on 6th Feb, 1973 at Udupi – In discussion with Pujya Swami Visweswara Teertha.

The division of Andhra Pradesh seems imminent. The tragedy however is that this would happen only after a lot of violence and a bitterness among both areas.

It is a practise of the state and central governments, not to heed to people’s movements unless they become violent. At the same time, the people leading the movements make a mockery of law and order. This is dangerous because it leads to a a lowering of respect of constitution and law in the eyes of the people. If the demand is logical and just, why should the government wait till it gets violent ?

As far as the issue of the division of Andhra Pradesh is concerned, the division of the state into coastal Andhra and Telangana must be accepted. There is no harm in forming more than two states of people speaking the same language.

Coastal states have a big role to play in the security of a country and therefore a lot of care needs to be taken while making decisions on the same. It is unfortunate that very small states like Assam, NEFA, Maniour, Tripua, Arunachal Pradesh were formed due pressure from anti-national forces. However, the division of Andhra Pradesh is a formation which is not due to pressure from anti-national forces. Why not allow a smooth formation of two states ?

In fact, the formation of states on the basis of language is in itself a wrong step. Even now, I suggest the formation of states must be on the basis of administration convenience. This would strengthen the country and will stop creation of fissures. I am also of the opinion that an Integral system of government would be best suited for our country.

How Shall We Recover our Lost Intellectual Freedom

Sri Aurobindo says " How shall we recover our lost intellectual freedom? By reversing, for the time being, the process by which we lost it, by liberating our minds in all subjects from the thralldom to authority. The Anglicized ask us to abandon authority, revolt against superstition to have free minds. What they mean is that we should renounce authority of the Vedas for Max Muller, the Monism of Sankara for the Monism of Haeckel, the dogmatisms of Pandits for the dogmatisms of European thinkers, scientists and scholars. Let us break our chains in order to be free, in the name of truth, not in the name of Europe.

Our first necessity, if India is to survive and do her appointed work in the world, is that the youth of India should learn to think, - to think on all subjects, to think independently, fruitfully, going to the heart of things, not stopped by their surface, free of prejudgments, shearing sophism and prejudice asunder as with a sharp sword, smiting down obscurantism of all kinds as with the mace of Bhima…”.